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  1. Floor Nurse Thinking about Home Health

    duckyluck111 posted a topic in Home Health

    I have been a floor nurse for almost 4 years in both acute and acute rehab settings and I did a short stint in an outpatient wound care clinic which I also really liked. I may have an opportunity to...

  2. Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    duckyluck111 replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    There are lots of good people who aren't Christian and you may find that you have similar values even if you don't worship similarly. Please keep an open

  3. Do you think nursing programs can benefit from more rigorous prerequisites?

    duckyluck111 replied to richardgecko's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the OP has a very valid point. We have had many flunk out and the math skills of some of my classmates was atrocious. Not to say they won't be good nurses but I'd definitely double check...

  4. I need some advice and guidance

    duckyluck111 replied to Nanolia's topic in Nursing Career

    One great piece of advice I got about nclex questions was don't just try to figure out the right answer but figure out why the other answers are wrong. It may be worth shelling out the money for the...

  5. Don't You Just Love It?

    duckyluck111 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you just start your own board for only "established posters" if it bothers you so

  6. Writing "readiness for enhanced" diagnoses...Help!

    duckyluck111 replied to sarabellum1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Obviously you already turned this paper since I'm responding a year later in but just in case anybody else is looking for information on this topic, according to Lynda Carpenito, Nursing Diagnosis...

  7. SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

    duckyluck111 replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in General Nursing

    No..as a matter of fact, I am not pregnant and am not planning on being ever again. If there was a pregnant coworker on my floor and I could take her isolation patients so as not to take any chances,...

  8. SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

    duckyluck111 replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in General Nursing

    You go ahead then..I wouldn't do

  9. SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

    duckyluck111 replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmm...maybe because your immune system is depressed during pregnancy and you need to be concerned about catching something for which the treatment may be contraindicated during pregnancy like so...

  10. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    duckyluck111 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

  11. New Grad Nurse & Pregnant

    duckyluck111 replied to cp2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you are still fairly early in your pregnancy and while a small minority of people have nausea all the way through their pregnancies, for the majority it clears up by about 14-16 weeks....

  12. A Day In The Life Of A Nursing Student

    duckyluck111 replied to aoyak's topic in General Students

    I have definitely come home exhausted from a clinical despite currently being in a profession that requires a ton of physical exertion and being on my feet for 9-13 hours a day and being in excellent...

  13. Just bought my textbooks - a mini-grumbling session

    duckyluck111 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Students

    If you're wondering what is in the "kit", it's going to be a lot of different kinds of syringes, wound dressing kits, foley catheter kits, IV bags and tubing, lots of gloves, alcohol wipes and all...

  14. Nursing Classroom Education: The big bang of powerpoint slavery

    duckyluck111 replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thankfully we've only had one instructor who reads from the PowerPoints. But she _literally_ reads...verbatim, in a super monotone voice and seems really bored and annoyed that she even has to do...

  15. Taking pre-reqs and having two toddlers

    duckyluck111 replied to llovefutureRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did all my prerequisites when my kids were 2 and 4. We had a mandatory 2 hour quiet/nap time in the afternoon, which I used to get housework done or a nap for myself (or school assignments/studying...

  16. Facebook dilemma

    duckyluck111 replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

    You can have two facebook accounts...one for your "junk" friends and coworkers and one using only your first and middle name or an alias for your real, close friends and family who you'd like to be...

  17. Can I still be a nurse??

    duckyluck111 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I already posted about this but my topic was closed because it sounded too much like I was asking for medical advice, which wasn't my intention. With some help I re-worked the post to get some more...

  18. Nursing with Chronic Pain

    duckyluck111 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have had moderate to severe chronic pelvic pain ever since the birth of my daughter 3 years ago. I have had two surgeries, 3 rounds of PT and every test under the sun and while they keep finding...

  19. Who do nurses make more than?

    duckyluck111 replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just going to be brutally honest here. If this is an example of your communication style, you are going to have a hard time finding any kind of job that is likely to provide the kind of income...

  20. Read this email my NM sent to all the nurses.

    duckyluck111 replied to GummibearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I take issue with people being sent home because it actually ends up punishing the people who are left behind to pick up their workload. Just give appropriate warnings and then fire for

  21. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    duckyluck111 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate to say it, but it's only going to be worse, as insurance payments become tied to patient satisfaction. Safety, protection and respect for nurses needs to be a part of union contract...

  22. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    duckyluck111 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Who do you think is paying for all of those illegal immigrants getting ER care right now? It's YOU, you are paying for there care through increased healthcare costs...they are passing the money that...

  23. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    duckyluck111 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think in a civilized society we do have a duty to provide health care to all our citizens, regardless of ability to afford it. Otherwise we end up in a situation where we are valuing the human life...

  24. Bullies at the work place.. vent

    duckyluck111 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find this a funny statement coming from somebody called "sweet